“The reality is that old houses that were built a hundred years ago were built by actual craftsmen, people who were the best in the world at what they did. The little nuances in the woodwork, the framing of the doors, the built-in nooks, the windows—all had been done by smart, talented people, and I quickly found that uncovering those details and all of that character made the house more inviting and more attractive and more alive.”

― Joanna Gaines, The Magnolia Story

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While Norfolk, Virginia suffered several major fires that destroyed most of the older homes and buildings, Portsmouth, right across the harbor, is well-preserved. Here you see a small section with lovely houses from different eras starting with the colonial on the far left (18th century), the brown and white Victorians in the center (late 19th century), to the blue and red Federalist to the right (late 18th to early 19th centuries).

The Tidewater region of southeast Virginia is generally low-lying and at risk from rising sea-levels. Several streets in Norfolk now flood regularly during unusually high tides and major storms. Besides Norfolk and Portsmouth, the Tidewater region includes Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads, the world's largest naval base and several areas of historical significance including Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown.

The Riley H. Andes House in Sevierville is representative of the building style widely employed for larger houses in rural Tennessee. It is distinctive, however, for the expertly crafted, hand sawn wood ornamentation which decorates the porches, central gable and the eaves. Thus, the house is an excellent example of a vernacular Victorian farmhouse. And, it is also one of the few houses in Sevierville to predate 1870. This situation is due to a widespread fire in the late 1850's and the lack of development during the Civil War.

The ornamental wood trim seen on the Andes House was hand crafted by Louis Buckner, a talented black carpenter who worked on a number of houses in Sevierville. In addition to designing and producing exterior wood, Buckner also made mantel pieces and furniture. His work is characterized by the use of both geometric and floral motifs. Several pieces of furniture believed to have been made by Buckner for the Andes are still in the house today. The Andes House displays some of the best examples of Buckner's work still in existence.

The house was built in 1867 by Riley H. Andes after his marriage in 1866 to Rebecca Rimel. Riley's grandfather, Peter, was one of the first settlers in Sevier County, arriving from Virginia in 1803. Both Riley and his brother John served in the Union Army during the Civil War. They both returned to farming and became prominent in Sevier County. In his biographical sketches of Sevier Countians, Goodspeed notes that R.H. Andes has a farm of 230 acres and a "good residence".

On July 8, 1980, the Riley H. Andes House was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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The Reber Place Historic District is a six-block area located in the south central section of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. The district is bounded by Kingshighway Boulevard on the east, Arsenal Street on the south, Southwest Avenue to the north, and the north-south alley just east of Hereford Street to the west. Extant buildings were constructed beginning in 1888 and the period of significance ends in 1957. The district contains a wide variety of domestic building types & styles from this period. It is located on one of the highest points in the City of St. Louis. The site slopes gently upward from northeast to southwest and the city's highest point is less than a mile to the west. Kingshighway Boulevard (location of the address seen in the photograph above) is a broad tree-lined street, made even more verdant by the presence of Tower Grove Park (also on the NRHP #72001556) along the east side of the street. The central street of the subdivision is called Reber Place and thus the name of the historic district.

This particular house located at 2641 Kingshighway Blvd was built by P.H. Haffen in 1925 with a Late 19th & Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival style. It features two stories built on a stone foundation with a flat ceramic tile roof, brick walls, and a full front porch facing Kingshighway and Tower Grove Park. Other features include a cross-gabled roof element on the parapet walls that features wide eaves, decorative brackets, and clay tile cladding; the soldier brick and patterned brick lintels over the second-story windows; the historic eight-over-one light double-hung wood windows (behind modem storm units); the porch elements that include peaked soffits, rough-cut stone piers, and solid stone balustrade wall; the full-height three-part projecting bay centered in the south side elevation; and the historic wood entrance doors. And, all of this has been carefully maintained while renovating just enough to convert this house into a Airbnb with two units (one on each floor). My family (6 adults and two children under 2 years old) stayed on the main floor and had more than enough space for everyone.

The Reber Place Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on March 12, 2012. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration (and contains a lot more about many of the other contributing structures & features of the district) and can be viewed here: catalog.archives.gov/id/63820992

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Charles Moran, an accomplished cabinetmaker, built this house in the 1820s. In his shop, which was on the premises, he made furniture for the finest houses in the Franklin, Tennessee area. Dr. Thomas A. Pope bought the house in 1896 and practiced dentistry in the office next door until his death in 1947. Miss Mary Pope taught piano here for over 60 years. This house has received a preservation award for the sensitivity with which it was converted to a private residence and is included in the Franklin Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 5, 1972.

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Although Sevierville is one of the older towns in East Tennessee, there are not many buildings which date prior to 1870 because of a widespread fire during the late 1850's and the lack of development during the Civil War period. Toward the late nineteenth century, the town began to expand and select residences were built in the ornate Victorian style. The Waters House (as seen above) was built around 1895 and represents one of the finest Victorian houses in Sevierville. It is located on Cedar Street, one of the older residential sections of town and was originally the home of Dr. A.W. Trotter who practiced dentistry in Sevierville. The home is a three story clapboard structure which is highlighted by the exterior decor (and interior) of craftsman, Louis Buckner, a 19th century black carpenter of exceptional skill. Gables abound on the home at various levels; three are formed on each side of the house to terminate the bay windows at the roof. "Butterfly wings" drape the sides of the bay windows at the second floor; the wings are the work of Buckner. The porch is trimmed with "Dumbbell" dowels and gingerbread trim; it is rounded at the corner toward the rear of the home. The yard is nicely landscaped and outlined by an iron fence in front.

Louis Buckner learned the carpentry trade as an apprentice to Colonel C.C. Stump just after the Civil War. Originally they worked together in a small shop in Sevierville. Later they moved to the Catlettsville vicinity. Buckner did both interior and exterior decor. His furniture and his mantels are most often oak; the lines are not overly extravagant, however, the result of his geometric and floral designs is one of charming and elaborate beauty. Buckner usually designed a piece of furniture for the space which it would accommodate; thus his furniture complements rather than overwhelms a room. Buckner ultimately worked on his own. He was noted to carry only a small bag of tools and his shop was located diagonally behind the Waters House. Unfortunately his own home was not completed when he passed away. Besides the Waters House, other fine examples of his work are to be found at the Denton Home (on Douglas Dam Road) and at least one piece of furniture is located at Rose Glen on the Newport Highway.

The Waters house is significant both as a excellent example of Victorian architecture and as a building which represents the outstanding talent of a wood craftsman of the time. For these reasons, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on June 18, 1975. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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I imagine this was once a beautiful and worthy home for a family that was full of love...and it's sad to think of the circumstances that resulted in its abandonment. And, as nature begins to reclaim its space, this great old house begins to disappear a little more each day...

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Bledsoe's Fort Historical Park is an 80-acre park that features the outline of buildings that were part of the original Bledsoe Fort dating to the 1780's. Also at the park are several historic buildings, including Rogan's Cottage, an Irish-style stone cottage built by Irish immigrant Hugh Rogan in the 1790's; the restored 1790 cabin of Nathaniel Parker; Bledsoe’s Lick, a prehistoric natural spring; the archaeological outline of Bledsoe’s Fort, ca. 1780; and the Isaac Bledsoe family cemetery. A hiking path passes the historic cemetery and loops around the edge of the park. There is a short offshoot on the trail that leads to remnants of an old springhouse. The park also strives to preserve the site of the settlement founded by Isaac Bledsoe in 1780 and the frontier fort that was occupied continuously from 1783 to 1806.

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Hugh Rogan was born in 1747 in Glentourne, County Donnegal, Ireland. He married Ann (Nancy) Duffy and their first son, Bernard was born about 1774. Fearing arrest by the British,

Hugh left Ireland for America in 1775 on one of the last passenger ships to leave before the Revolutionary War. It was twenty years before he saw his family again. Rogan first came into the Cumberland Valley in 1778, as a guard for the survey team led by Dr. Thomas Walker and General Daniel Smith. Rogan spent nearly two decades helping to establish and defend several of the eight forts or stations in the area.

In 1796, with the Indian wars over and Tennessee about to be granted statehood, Hugh returned to Ireland for his wife and son. Upon bringing them back, he built his two-room stone house, Rogana, likely between 1798 and 1802, based on an Irish folk house in scale, materials and plan. The Rogan family is also credited with establishing the Catholic religion in Sumner County. This home served as the meeting place for area Catholics for over 50 years.

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The vicinity of Brabson's Ferry Plantation is rich in early East Tennessee history. In 1776, a force of 1,800 men (most of whom were Virginians or settlers of the Holston and Wautauga River Valleys) were led by Colonel William Christian across the French Broad River at War Ford, the same site as the Brabson Ferry located on the property above. The force continued up Boyd's Creek toward the Overhill Cherokee towns to offer retaliation for Cherokee raids upon the Holston-Watauga settlements. Isaac Thomas, guide for the expedition, later settled in the Sevierville area a few miles from the Plantation.

In 1780, John Sevier (namesake of Sevier County and the town of Sevierville) led another force of settlers upon the Cherokees. He and his militia of about 100 frontiersmen also crossed at War Ford and engaged in battle with the Cherokees in the area of the Brabson land. This was the first of 35 encounters that Sevier had with the Indians and became known as the Battle of Boyd's Creek. The county was later named in honor of Sevier.

John Brabson, one of the earliest settlers in Sevier County, came to the Boyd's Creek area in 1794 from Frederick County, Virginia (now Berkeley County, West Virginia). He farmed his homestead of 10,000 acres which was purchased from North Carolina (B.D. Brabson II still has the purchase note); he ran the ferry service at War Ford, only a hundred yards from his log home; and he raised ten children. Two sons, Thomas and Benjamin Davis, followed in their father's ways in continuing the various operations on the property. They were the original owners of the two homes which are part of the described district. A daughter, Mary Reece Brabson Shields, married second Dr. Robert Hogsden who was the attending physician on "The Trail of Tears".

The Brabson/s were pro-Confederacy during the Civil War. Under extreme harassment from the local majority Unionists, they left their Boyd's Creek homes and moved to Texas. They returned to a neglected farm after the War. One son, William Brabson, fought under General McCowan of the Confederacy and was captured at Chickamauga. The homes described previously have not been modernized or appreciably altered. The exteriors and woodwork of the interiors are fine examples of 19th century architecture of the East Tennessee area.

The Brabson's Ferry Plantation District is located on land important in early military history of Tennessee. It was also an important industrial site, and buildings of architectural & historical importance still exist on the property. Some of which are seen in the photograph above include the B.D. Brabson house (constructed circa 1856), barn, and shed. The entire district was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on June 25, 1975. And, all of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration that can be viewed here:

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"Something went wrong, says the empty house in the weed-choked yard."

-- Ted Kooser, line from his poem Abandoned Farmhouse

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I'm sure this was a beautiful house once upon a time...and it appears to still be very well built after years of neglect and non-existant upkeep. These are the things that make the rural back-roads worth exploring for unique subjects worth photographing!

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home." ~Confucius

This photo was taken in 2013 during my previous Project 365…please visit my album for this “REMASTERED” Project 365 as I revisit each day of 2013 for additional photos to share!!

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Dr. James A. Ross was born on March 21, 1836 at an unknown location (probably Warren County) in Tennessee. He was an extensive traveler but decided to reside in Pikeville. Ross fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War and came to Pikeville two years after the close of the war. He began to invest in real estate including town lots, mountain land, and farm land all around the Pikeville area. In 1872, Dr. Ross acquired the Acuff property at 102 Frazier Street. The property is located in a prominent position behind the courthouse near the center of the town & business district and would be a prime location for a prestigious home & doctor's office. Dr. Ross employed James A. White to build this Folk Victorian style house with Italianate influences that same year. In his role as a physician in a small community, Dr. Ross was a notable figure. He often took corn, chickens, and other miscellaneous items as payment for services rendered. He was active in the leadership of the Presbyterian Church in Pikeville, served as a trustee of The Peoples College and held the position of Register of Deeds. Dr. Ross also served as the secretary to the Saint Elmo Lodge, which he is credited with naming. Through all these and many more facts about Dr. Ross, this house was nominated and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1999. More information is available on the original documents submitted for listing consideration which can be viewed here:

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The James Park House is one of the very few buildings of architectural distinction remaining from the earliest period of Knoxville, Tennessee's history. Although altered, the interior retains its fine Federal woodwork to a large degree. This simple but handsome woodwork (probably from the hand of Thomas Hope, early Knoxville joiner, cabinet maker and "architect") gives the interior a distinction greater than that of any other surviving building of its date in the area. The lot on which the house stands was owned for a time by John Sevier, Tennessee's first Governor and namesake of Sevier County & Sevierville in East Tennessee. Tradition has it that this house was intended by Sevier to be his Knoxville residence, and that the foundations and basement walls were built by him. Not having funds sufficient to complete his mansion, it was sold in 1812 to James Park who, with his brother William, had recently come to America from Ireland. The new owner completed the house, using Sevier's plans and specifications.

As it stands today, it seems a bit out of place for the location that it occupies in the Downtown Knoxville area. Regarless, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on October 18, 1972 and remains on that list today. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted to the NRHP that are located here: npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/a086d8da-b9f4-4585-949...

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The Dodson House, built in 1894, is significant for its association with persons who played important roles in both the social & economic development of the small West Tennessee town of Humboldt. The house is an excellent example of Queen Anne architecture and is located in the older residential neighborhood of the town.

W.H. Dodson, a Humboldt banker, organized and established the Haywood County Bank in Brownsville, Tennessee in 1889. His son, William, was duly elected assistant cashier of the financial institution. William remained with the bank until the fall of 1892 when he moved to Humboldt and established a real estate company. In February 1893, William Dodson purchased a town lot from W.N. Bennett for the amount of eight hundred dollars. Early in 1894, he began to oversee the construction of this Queen Anne style residence which was completed by that fall.

After William Dodson's death in 1904, his son George moved from Knoxville to Humboldt and practiced law in Humboldt for four years before purchasing the Ford automobile dealership. In 1931 William Hooper, grandson of William Dodson, moved into the family home after graduation from Vanderbilt University. He soon became associated with Dodson Ford dealership and in 1950 he purchased all rights to the dealership. Mr. Hooper was active in community affairs and served on the Humboldt Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the West Tennessee Strawberry Festival Board, and the Ford Dealer Council Board (Memphis District).

Architecturally, the Dodson House is a good example of the Queen Anne style residence. Although the interior of the house was altered by the Hooper family, much of the original fabric was retained. The present owners, who purchased the house in 1980, are restoring the interior and plans have been developed for the restoration of the exterior. For these reasons, this house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1982. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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Constructed around 1848 and significantly remodeled into the Colonial Revival style in 1958, White Plains is located at 2700 Old Walton Road in Putnam County, Tennessee. While once a plantation of considerable acreage, White Plains now consists of a total of fifteen acres, and is surrounded by scattered modern development. The White Plains building that stands today was constructed around 1848, and is one of the earliest extant buildings in the county. It was built with a hewn timber poplar frame and a weatherboard exterior. In 1958 the house was modernized into a Colonial Revival style included bricking of the exterior and other improvements. White Plains was first established by Daniel Alexander near the beginning of the nineteenth century. William Quarles moved to the area in 1809 and purchased the property. Andrew Jackson and his entourage lodged here in 1816; a bill for his expenses still exists. White Plains was determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places for its local significance under criterion C in the area architecture. White Plains was also one of the earliest established settlements in what became Putnam County, and served as a temporary county seat during the initial founding of the county. Therefore, it was added to the NRHP on August 11, 2009 and all the information above was gleaned from the original documents provided for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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The East Main Street Historic District located in Jackson, Tennessee is a residential area immediately east of the central business district where many prominent political & business leaders of Jackson once lived. The district includes twenty-two (22) residences built between 1870 & 1915 and represents the major trends in residential architecture from the late Victorian period to the early twentieth century. This is the only collection of such buildings in Jackson.

The majority of houses in the district constructed between 1870 and 1900 illustrate the influence of the Queen Anne style. However the Hurt House (seen in the photograph above and built earlier in 1857) appears to be more influenced by the Greek Revival period. Built circa 1857, this house consists of 2 stories, frame covered with shingles, gable roof, rectangular portico with plain entablature, sidelights, balcony, and brick exterior chimneys. Although it has been slightly altered at some point in the past, it still is listed as a contributing house in this historic district.

The East Main Street Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on July 3, 1980. All the information above was found in the original documents submitted for listing consideration found here:

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The Vaught Home located at 718 W. Abram was built for T.J. Trammell and purchased by Alex Vaught in 1907. It is a two-story wood & stucco American Foursquare (an adaptation of the Prairie Style popular in the first two decades of the twentieth century) with a later full-height Classical Revival Porch. Platted in 1876 as a railroad stop midway between Dallas & Fort Worth, the city of Arlington remained a small farming community until an interurban rail came through the town in 1902, allowing easy access to the nearby cities and initiating the growth that would characterize Arlington during the twentieth century. Alex & Selma Vaught bought the house in 1907 on Abrams Street, right on the interurban line. To a traveling salesman like Alex Vaught (selling Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, an herbal remedy with a considerable alcohol content originally marketed to women to cure everything from infertility to kidney disease), the interurban was a convenient way of traveling, not just to Dallas & Fort Worth, but throughout the region. The interurban was discontinued in 1934 leaving very little evidence of the infrastructure responsible for Arlington's rapid transition from a rural to suburban character. In 1951 the Newburn family purchased the house after the death of Alex and added the Classical Revival porch. Exponential growth after WWII led to the destruction of many of the city's pre-war resources. Abrams Street is now predominantly commercial and the Vaught house stands out as one of the few representatives of Arlington's early development.

The Vaught House was nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) under criterion A in the area of community planning and development for its association with Arlington's early development by representing the housing and transportation options available to Arlington's business class in the early twentieth century. It was officially added on August 10, 2005 for these contributions. More details about the house and owners like that included above can be found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration found here:

atlas.thc.state.tx.us/NR/pdfs/05000864/05000864.pdf

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Although famous primarily for its antebellum suburban mansions and grand tollhouses, Natchez has an impressive and remarkably intact old town area which is composed primarily of 19th century buildings. Within this cohesive and architecturally significant old town area, twenty-four buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and four buildings have been designated National Historic Landmarks NHL). During the early 19th century, Natchez was politically, commercially, and culturally pre-eminent in the region which now includes Mississippi and upper Alabama. Its nearest rivals among Mississippi River towns were Memphis and St. Louis to the north and New Orleans to the south. Older even than New Orleans, Natchez was one of the earliest settlements on the Mississippi River and was the terminus of the Old Natchez Trace from Nashville to Natchez at one time the most southwesterly settlement of the United States. The boundaries of the Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District are based on the street grid plan of the Spanish as depicted on the 186U Map of the Defenses of Natchez. The district is naturally bounded by the bluff park area to the west and by bayous to the east and south. Railroad tracks located in the center of Monroe Street and running its full length make Monroe St. the logical northern boundary. The district stands out within the city by its street regularity and the high concentration of antebellum buildings within its boundaries.

One of the beautiful, old antebellum houses located within the historic district is The Parsonage located at 305 S. Broadway Street facing the Mississippi River. It is a one-story five-bay brick residence of Greek Revival design on a partially-raised basement with pedimented portico, observatory, flat brick arches, brick dentiled and paneled entablature. It also includes a framed wing on a raised basement with hipped roofs and a one-story brick outbuilding constructed in two parts. The Parsonage was built circa 1852 on land donated by Peter Little to the Methodist Church because of his young wife Eliza's deep religious devotion. In later years, it also became known as the Metcalfe House.

The On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District was added to the NRHP on September 17, 1979 and includes The Parsonage seen in the photograph above. All of the information above (and much, much more about the rest of the historic district) was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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The East Main Street Historic District located in Jackson, Tennessee is a residential area immediately east of the central business district where many prominent political & business leaders of Jackson once lived. The district includes twenty-two (22) residences built between 1870 & 1915 and represents the major trends in residential architecture from the late Victorian period to the early twentieth century. This is the only collection of such buildings in Jackson.

Built circa 1900, the Robertson House consists of 2½ stories with a brick and wood shingle exterior, a cross gable roof, front pedimented gable, an extended brick porch with Tudor-arched entrance, and a circular bay window seen on the right side in the photograph above. It is listed as a contributing house in this historic district.

The East Main Street Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on July 3, 1980. All the information above was found in the original documents submitted for listing consideration found here:

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Construction for this house currently used as the Hunter Museum of Art was begun in 1906. The house was built as a residence for Ross Steele Faxon, a leader in the insurance field in Chattanooga. Faxon lived in the house until 1918 when he moved to California. The house was then occupied for three years by Walter A. Henson, Vice-President of the Osage Cotton Company. The house was then sold to Mrs. Anne Thomas, widow of B.F. Thomas who was the founder of the Coca-Cola bottling industry. Mrs. Thomas lived in the house until her death in 1938. She left the house and the bulk of the Thomas fortune to her husband's nephew, George Thomas Hunter who lived in the house until his death in 1951. The house was then bequeathed to the Benwood Foundation which presented the house to the Chattanooga Art Association which in turn opened the house in 1952 as the Hunter Gallery of Art.

The mansion derives some historical significance from its associations with the Thomas family. In 1899, B.F. Thomas originated the concept of bottling a soda drink named Coca-Cola. What seemed at that time to be a daring venture resulted in Thomas's initial investment of $2 - 3,000 becoming several million dollars over the next few years. Today, as one of the leading industries in Chattanooga, the Coca-Cola bottling industry is a vital component of the economic community in this area. Also, it was this fortune that enabled Mrs. Thomas, and later their nephew, Mr. Hunter, to participate in various beneficial philanthropic activities such as the Benwood Foundation.

However, the house derives its primary significance from its architectural excellence. The house was designed by Cleveland architect, Abram Garfield, son of ex-President James A. Garfield, and is an outstanding example of the Georgian Revival style. Presenting a symmetrical appearance, the Hunter Museum gives a monumental impression due to its two-story circular portico and rear colonnaded portico which are features common for this style. Also typical is the use of Corinthian and Ionic orders for the columns, pilasters, and decorative details. These Classical detailings include an elaborate cornice and interior moldings.

The Faxon / Thomas Mansion, for the reasons listed above, was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on November 25, 1980. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration that can be viewed here:

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Both Jefferson County and its quiet county seat, Dandridge, were formed in the late eighteenth century. The greatest modern influence on Dandridge was the creation of Douglas Lake, a TVA project which threatened inundation of the town in the early 1940's until President Roosevelt intervened. Providing a surprising but not objectionable backdrop for the buildings on the southeast side of Main Street is a million-dollar dike constructed of native stone set in tons of solid earth (seen in the background of the photo above on the left edge; also seen on the historical marker in front of the building above). Near the dike are two buildings of major importance to the Dandridge Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places...the Hickman House and the Shepard Inn. This one, built in 1845, is the two-story Hickman House with its double chimneys and stepped gables on each end. It is the most distinguish of several brick residences in the district. The building has been adapted over the years for use as a community center, city hall, public library, and other offices. This and the rest of the historic district were added to the NRHP on January 22, 1973. The information above and more about the district & other buildings can be viewed on the original documents submitted for listing consideration that is found here:

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The town of Dandridge also bears the distinction of being the only town in the United States named for Martha Dandridge Washington, the inaugural 'First Lady' and wife of the first U.S. President, George Washington.

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The Avery Russell home is located in the Campbell's Station-Farrugut Community on Kingston Pike, which at one time carried all the major Knoxville to Nashville traffic. The house, a two-story brick building, built around 1835, was originally an inn and it was not until just before the Civil War that it was converted to a residence. It is reminiscent of Federal style architecture, with symmetrical fenestration and paired end chimneys. The house occupies the site where David Campbell erected a blockhouse in 1787 to protect settlers against Indian attacks. As the Indian threat decreased, Campbell's Station became an important stopping place for travelers and stock drivers. It was also one of the most important trading posts in the area. In 1822, Campbell sold all his property to Samuel Martin who built the inn (now the Avery Russell home) in 1835. In 1853, the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad by-passed Campbell's Station, thus signalling the end of the inns at Campbell's Station. Prior to the Civil War, Martin sold the inn to Avery Russell who converted it into a residence. The home has been in the Russell family since.

The house also witnessed the "battle" of Campbell's Station during the Civil War. General Burnside sought to lure General Longstreet and his Confederate troops away from Chattanooga where Grant was besieging the city. Thus, Burnside fought several skirmishes with Longstreet's troops, one of them being at Campbell's Station. The skirmish lasted the day of November 15, 1863, with Burnside's troops slipping away toward Knoxville that night. It is said the Russell home served as a hospital during the skirmish.

The home is significant in that it has "participated" in and reflects all the important historic happenings of Campbell's Station (Farragut, TN). It is also one of only a few tangible reminders left of Campbell's Station's historic past. On June 5, 1975, this home was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for its significant history. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted to the NRHP for listing consideration and can be viewed here: npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/232aea09-5585-4eca-a70...

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The Castle Heights Historic District contains a high concentration of intact early- to mid-twentieth century residential properties that represent significant aspects of the economic, physical, and architectural development of Waco and McLennan County, Texas. Located about three miles southwest of the historic commercial center of Waco, the Castle Heights neighborhood was platted in 1923 and named for a large 1890's stone residence (seen in the photograph above) across Austin Avenue that has a turret and a crenellated or battlement parapet. The streets in Castle Heights are curvilinear, quite different from the perpendicular grid present throughout most of Waco up to that point. With street names including Castle, Carondolet, and Chateau, and with architectural styles including Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival, and Gothic Revival, the neighborhood is distinct in the city. More than half of the homes were built by 1948, and most exhibit relatively few alterations through the years. Only a few homes in the district were built within the last half century plus. Contributing properties retain a high level of character-defining features to convey a visual sense of the historic environment. The Castle Heights Historic District is composed of 161 addresses with 228 properties and features, of which 155 are contributing and 73 are noncontributing. The Cottonland Castle itself (3300 Austin, built 1890, altered 1913) was designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark in 1977. And the entire district was designated to the National Register of Historic Place on November 17, 2009.

Stone contractor John Tennant began this house in 1890, when Waco's cotton-based economy flourished. In 1906, Tennant sold the structure to Ripley Hanrick, a cotton broker, but it remained unfinished. With plans drawn by architect Roy Lane (1884-1956), "Cottonland Castle" was eventually completed in 1913 as a residence for businessman Alfred Abeel (1845-1922). As indicated above, the house also inspired the naming of the the Castle Heights neighborhood, as well as the subsequent historic district, and is a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 1977.

Cottonland Castle consists of about 6,600 square feet of living space and is made mostly of white sandstone. The main door opens into an entrance hall, 9 feet by 15 feet in size. To the left, there is a main stairway that goes from the main level to the second floor which contains the bedrooms. The castle has a total of eight fireplaces. The raised basement contains the kitchen, large pantry, boiler room, den, breakfast room, and wine cellar. The main tower features a wine cellar in the basement, part of the stairway landing on the next level, and a boudoir off the master bedroom on the upper level. A second tower over the garage and servants quarters originally held a water tank.

All of the information above (and much more about the rest of the historic district) was found on the original documents submitted for NRHP listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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In 2019 Cottonland Castle was purchased by Chip and Joanna Gaines and completely remodeled. Much of the renovation was aired on HGTV's Fixer Upper where the Gaines' are co-stars. It opened in the Summer of 2022 after completion of the renovation and hour long tours are available through the couples Magnolia Network of businesses.

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One of the first structures to be built after the Spanish laid out a new town on the Natchez bluff, this house was built by James Moore who acquired the property in 1797. Although Natchez was a frontier outpost at the time, it was also the first capital of Mississippi Territory after 1798. While Moore's house cannot compare to contemporary work in Philadelphia or Richmond, neither would they compare to London or Paris. The best available craftsmen worked on the house on Ellicott's Hill and favorably influenced the architectural tastes of a vast, developing area.

Part, if not all, of the house dates from 1800 when James Moore, merchant, owned the property. The plan of the Moore house is usually associated with Louisiana; there are no halls and each room opens directly outdoors. There are 2 stories, the lower, of brick, has very plain interior treatment; the upper, wood-framed and clap-boarded, has well-detailed wood mantels, cornices, and door trim. The central room facing the river has a domical recess in the ceiling for hanging a chandelier. (The Waterford crystal example now there is undoubtedly finer than the original.) The surrounding rooms have slightly vaulted ceilings, disguising their low height. The central roofline is a steep gable between the chimneys at each end of the central room; the surrounding roof is of a lower pitch. The steep bluff site faces the Mississippi River. The two-story gallery on the river side is high above Canal Street while the upper story is at grade level at the rear where it is reached by bridges across a dry moat.

Because the south end of the house is at the original lot boundary, there has been speculation that the south rooms were added after the adjacent property came under the same ownership in 1851. The architectural evidence gives meager support to this theory.

Restored in 1935-36 by architect Richard Koch for the Natchez Garden Club, the restoration primarily involved rebuilding collapsing masonry, removing non-original partitions, repairing carpentry and plaster-work, and restoring the fine wood trim recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1934.

At the time of the restoration, it was believed that this was Connelly's Tavern, an establishment of importance in the history and legend of Natchez. Subsequent research indicates that this was not the tavern site. It has also been associated with Andrew Ellicott's raising of the American flag at Natchez in February 1797, an event that must have occurred very near, but before the house was erected. In the years between 1816 and 1936, it saw use as a physician's house and office, a part of J.R. Gilreath's school (the site has also been called Gilreath's Hill), and a tenement.

For all of its history and architectural significance, the House on Ellicott's Hill was determined to be a National Historic Landmark (NHL) and was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on May 30, 1974. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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The William Wiggins House, also known as the Dr. J.D. Nichols House or The Drug Store, is a historic house in Benton, Tennessee. It was built in the 1840's for William Wiggins, a justice of the peace. It was one of the few houses in the county built with bricks as opposed to timber at the time. It was owned by Dr. J.D. Nichols from 1905 to 1930. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 2, 1993. Details about the house, etc. can be found in the original NRHP submission paperwork found at:

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Image was taken during my trek to photograph all 95 county courthouses across my home state of Tennessee...now revisiting in order that the courthouses were photographed!

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Haynes Haven, a big white Italianate-style home that sits on Hwy 31 (or Old Nashville Highway), is situated on the site of a home named Woodland, which was built just after the Civil War. In its heritage as Woodland, the Polk family was its first occupants. In the mid-1930s, it was established by W.M. Tolley who used it as a breeding farm for trotters and pacers. Sadly, Woodland burned down in 1937 in an accident that occurred during its restoration. Colonel Jack Haynes purchased the property in 1938 and salvaged many of the architectural pieces from Woodland, which were used in the construction of Haynes Haven, most prominently the front doors.

Colonel Haynes was also the owner of Haynes Haven Stock Farms. He was particularly known for his prize-winning Tennessee Walking Horses, including the 1940 and 1941 Grand Champion Tennessee Walking Horse of the World, Haynes Peacock. The Tennessee native lived at Haynes Haven through the mid-1940s. However, that was not the end of Haynes Haven's history with Tennessee Walking horses, as told by Mrs. Sisse Pressnell Pfeiffer who had the pleasure of growing up there.

Mrs. Pfeiffer spent most of her childhood and youth at Haynes Haven when her father Harry Pressnell and his brother Wayne bought the property in 1957. Despite the size and (then) isolation of the property, Mrs. Pfeiffer had a lovely childhood, living there from second grade through high school. Some of her fondest memories are of the many parties her parents gave over the years and getting to brush the manes and tails of the numerous Tennessee Walking horses that were boarded and trained on the property. Eventually, her father became taken with aviation and built a landing strip toward the south end of the house. She and her brothers were responsible for washing his Mooney airplane on a regular basis. Mr. Pressnell also built a pool on the property, which was the first in-ground pool in Maury County.

In 1970, Mrs. Pheiffer's senior year of high school, the Pressnells sold the property to Jesse Stallings who was the president of Capitol Airways. In the mid-1980s, General Motors (GM) purchased the farm when the automotive manufacturing giant made a large land acquisition to set up manufacturing for their new Saturn Plant. To date, the Maury County house and property are still owned and maintained by GM. The barn that housed prize-winning Haynes Peacock still stands on the GM site and has been restored as the company's Visitors Center, while the main house serves as an occasional meeting space for GM. With its fascinating history and elegant architecture, it is easy to understand why GM chose to preserve one of Maury County’s finest historical homes.

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The Mitchell House, a large two story, rock-faced masonry building of the Neo-Classical Revival style, is located on the campus of the Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee (Wilson County). It faces south and is fronted by a large open lawn with huge scattered trees. Situated at the base of a gently sloping hill on which rests the castellated school for which the academy derived its name, the Mitchell House remains visible from West Main Street as the impressive focal point of the campus entrance. Built as a residence in 1906 by David E. Mitchell, who with I.W.P. Buchanan established the Castle Heights School in 1902, the Mitchell House was used as such until the mid to late 1920's when the academy acquired the estate and used the building to locate the Junior School. During its service as the Junior School, the mansion has been somewhat altered. The interior changes have resulted in the conversion of the upstairs bedrooms into class- rooms, the addition of several restroom facilities, the conversion of main floor rear parlors into offices and a kitchen, and the enclosure of the rear porch as a hallway. In addition, an apartment for the headmaster was added to the rear ell. Other than these alterations, which do not compromise the building's architectural integrity and involve no structural changes, the building appears very much the same as originally designed by the architects, Thompson, Gibel and Asmus, and still stands an excellent example of the high Neo-Classical Revival style as represented in a residential structure and among the city & county's most architecturally significant buildings of the twentieth century.

This house/home was listed on the NRHP on December 6, 1979. And all information above was taken from the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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"Tearing down an old house and building a new one is the most wasteful thing we do as humans."

-- Grace Potter (American singer-songwriter and musician)

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The Bruno Gernt House in Allardt, Tennessee was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places under criterion B for its association with a prominent individual. Bruno Gernt was instrumental in the founding of the town of Allardt in Fentress County. His efforts to establish clear title to land in the area made permanent settlement and development a reality. In addition, Gernt was an important entrepreneur in the region, helping to promote and exploit the natural resources on the Cumberland Plateau. Constructed in around 1881, Gernt's house has recently undergone renovation (at the time of listing on the NRHP in 1987). However, it still retains a high degree of historical and architectural integrity even today.

Bruno Gernt was born in Dresden, Saxony, Germany on May 15, 1851. He first emigrated to England where he joined other German emigrants. Fluent in both English and German, Gernt became the spokesman for a group of Germans intent on moving to the United States in 1873. This group established the settlement of Saxonia in Sanilac County, Michigan. In 1879, the Cincinnati-Southern Railroad created a link to the South, making colonization of the Cumberland Plateau feasible. Probably this same year, Gernt saw Fentress County for the first time, perhaps after visiting the settlement of Rugby in Morgan County. Realizing the potential markets made available by the railroad, Gernt was convinced of the possibilities for development in the region with its abundant natural resources. He became the land agent for Cyrus and James N. Clarke of Nebraska who held title to lands on the Plateau. By 1881, a circular had been printed, advertising the Plateau lands. The acreage offered for sale was given as 300,000 at $4.00 per acre in parcels of 25, 50, and 100 acres. In the first year, 9,000 acres of land were sold. Gernt helped directly by providing easy financing, requiring only one-fourth purchase price as down payment, and by finding settlers interested in establishing a permanent, self-sufficient colony. Named in honor of M.H. Allardt, Gernt's partner who died before actual settlement was accomplished, the colony was to be a model city. Under Gernt's direction, the town was laid out geometrically and lots were designated for churches, businesses, and schools.

On March 6, 1987, this house was added to the NRHP. All the information above and much more was gleaned from the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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Knoxville, Tennessee has lost most of its early structures. Two exceptions are the Craighead-Jackson House, an 1818 brick structure, and the Blount Mansion (NRHP #66000726), a 1792 clapboard dwelling. The houses are situated on the southeast and southwest corners of the busy intersection of Hill Avenue and State Street.

John Craighead built this house in 1818. It is a simple two story brick structure in the Federal style. There are two exterior end chimneys. The openings on the front facade are evenly spaced with twelve-over-eight panes in the windows which are shuttered. Stone lintels surmount the windows and the front entrance and the cornice Is carved. The Craighead family owned the property until 1855, when it briefly changed ownership once prior to being purchased by Dr. George Jackson whose family lived in the house until the late 1870's. From this time until the 1950's, the house had many owners. It was both deteriorated and altered by 1957 when the Blount Mansion Association peaked the interest of the State of Tennessee & the City of Knoxville in acquiring the property for restoration. The Association was given title to the house on August 28, 1962 and in April 1966, it was opened as a museum house. The overall thought was that preservation of one would be aided by preservation of the other in a city experiencing the changes brought about by urban renewal & new highways.

The Craighead-Jackson House serves as a setting for the superb furniture & silver collection of the late William Perry Toms (1884-1965). Toms, a native Knoxvillian, was a successful industrialist who was known also for his civic & cultural philanthropies. His collection is displayed in the Craighead-Jackson House through the charitable Toms Foundation, which he established in 1952.

After its acquisition, restoration, and opening as a museum and based on it's history relating to Knoxville, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on March 20, 1973. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration that are located here: npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/58c70920-04b1-49c6-b83...

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The Commercial Bank (located immediately to the north or left of the house in the photograph above) was chartered in 1833. For reasons of security, a condition in the design of its building was the physical incorporation of the banker's residence (as seen in the photograph above), as a linear extension of the overall mass of the bank. The plan of the bank is simple. From the portico one enters a short hall with an office on each side, originally for the bank's officers. Behind these rooms is the main banking room with three tall (16/16) windows on each side. In the rear of the main banking room is an alcove flanked by the bank vaults and framed by Greek Doric columns supporting a full entablature. An identical Doric treatment shelters the entrance to the banker's house which is just around the corner and faces Canal Street. Although the bank facade is of marble (as seen above), the other elevations are stuccoed brick. The present division of ownership of the building places the property line at the front wall of the bank vaults.

This unique complex unites in a single structure a bank and a fine residence, each representing a superb expression of the Greek Revival. The bank facade is an Ionic tetrastyle temple of gray/white marble; the residence, entirely domestic in character, has an appropriately scaled entrance portico with impeccably detailed Doric columns and cornice. Interiors are notable for the massive scale of the wood trim, particularly apparent in the residence. Corner blocks adapt Greek motifs to a specifically 19th century fashion. After a sequence of unsympathetic uses, the bank has been adapted to use as a church (at the time of listing in 1974) with almost total fidelity to its original architectural qualities being retained.

For its significant contributions to the Natchez, Mississippi area in regards to architecture and its role in commerce, the Commercial Bank building and the Banker's House were designated at National Historic Landmarks (NHL) and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on May 30, 1974. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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While Norfolk, Virginia suffered several major fires that destroyed most of the older homes and buildings, Portsmouth, right across the harbor, is well-preserved. Here you see a well-restored colonial-era house. There are a good many federalist-era, antebellum and Victorian-style houses and buildings as well.

The Tidewater region of southeast Virginia is generally low-lying and at risk from rising sea-levels. Several streets in Norfolk now flood regularly during unusually high tides and major storms. Besides Norfolk and Portsmouth, the Tidewater region includes Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads, the world's largest naval base and several areas of historical significance including Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown.

The Blount Mansion and dependencies occupy a rectangular lot at the southwest corner of West Hill Ave & State St on the southern edge of Downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. At the rear (south) of the Blount property the land drops sharply to the north bank of the Tennessee River. It was constructed as the residence of William Blount, who served as Governor of the Territory South of the Ohio River (commonly known as the "Southwest Territory") and played a major role in the formation of the State of Tennessee. The two-story main block and one-story western wing of the frame & clapboard house were built circa 1792; the one-story eastern wing was added shortly after. The detached office at the rear (southeast) of the house was, in effect, the capital of Blount's territorial government.

The mansion remained in the Blount family until 1820, and thereafter had several owners. When it became known, in 1926, that the house might be demolished, the Blount Mansion Association was formed to acquire and preserve it. Since that time, the house, its dependencies, and grounds have been fully restored (reconstructed in the case of the kitchen) and furnished with items appropriate to the period of Blount's residence. The complex is open to the public on a regular basis for tours.

The historical marker in the foreground reads:

Built in 1792, this was one of the first frame houses west of the Alleghenies. It served as both the residence of William Blount, Governor of the Territory South of the River Ohio, and as capitol of that territory, now the State of Tennessee. Born in North Carolina, Blount was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and a signer of the Constitution of the United States.

On January 12, 1965, the William Blount Mansion was granted status as a National Historic Landmark (NHL) and on October 15, 1966, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted to the NRHP for listing consideration and can be viewed here: npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/a5a9f66b-d8f0-4029-b1d...

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Known historically as Castlewood or RyeMabee, the existing Mabee residence was built in 1930 as a two story, ten room, fieldstone cottage. The rustic stone cottage is an exemplary representation of the early twentieth century Tudor Revival or English Cottage Revival Style popular in the first quarter of the twentieth century in America. This assemblage of early twentieth century buildings and outbuildings is unique in its completeness and prominent location within Monteagle. RyeMabee and its grounds represent an almost perfect historic window into the 1930/1940 period of significance.

The presence of a house & its outbuildings on the present site in Monteagle remains as the only local embodiment of the Mabee family history. The Oliver Mabee family & its descendants through marriage can be found as the central thread throughout the period from 1871 - 1947. The story is written by three generations of Mabees and spans backwards in time to the founding of Moffat Station, now Monteagle, Tennessee, and the prime individuals who made this possible. John Moffat & Dr. Oliver Mabee were these 2 individuals.

The historic significance of the combined stories is one of conflicts and contrasts. Moffat Station (later Monteagle) was developed by these two gentlemen on the foundation of the late nineteenth century Women's Christian Temperance Union movement. John Moffat was a Canadian who had dedicated his early life to the temperance movements in Canada, Ohio and Tennessee. His life was dedicated to providing proper environments for people to learn in, mature in and excel as individuals. He and Dr. Oliver Mabee (local physician & medical liniment entrepreneur) dedicated their real estate resources to the creation of institutions that promoted a Sunday School assembly teaching program around the Chautauqua movement established in the 1880's. They also planned for and provided a wholesome environment for Fairmont college, a women's summer finishing school. By taking these actions their public motives were clear. The early pattern of Monteagle is established by this late nineteenth century utopianism. It also clearly speaks to a nationally recognized trend to reform public institutions across America in the late 1880's and early 1890's.

In stark contrast to this early precedent is unexplained association of Mrs. Irene Mabee Gibson (daughter of Mrs. Marie Evelyn Mabee & Dr. Oliver Mabee who gained legal control of the property in October 1930 after a long legal dispute with her siblings) and/or her brother Carl Mabee with Alphonse (aka "Scar Face" Al) Capone. Somehow, in a period of thirty years, the Mabee family expanded its social image from being a founding & supporting family of a community based on the temperance and Chautauqua movements, to include at least a loose association with the most notorious murderer, gangster, racketeer, and bootlegger in the history of our nation. Numerous interviews with persons living in Monteagle in the period of 1925-1931 indicate that Al Capone frequented the original 1875 Mabee home when it was inhabited by Irene Mabee Gibson after her mother's death in 1925. Interviews also revealed that Al Capone came through Monteagle on a regular basis when he was traveling between Chicago and his Florida estate in Miami. What is known for certain is that Irene Mabee Gibson was a resident of Chicago and that her mother Marie was living with her in Chicago at the time of her death in 1925...

While the house, its grounds, and the outbuildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on December 22, 1997 for its architecture mentioned above under criteria C (a property that embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity who's components lack individual distinction), I also fully believe that this history of conflicts and contrasts was also an integral factor in its addition to this prestigious list. All this information that is included above (along with much, much more!!) was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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The Redding House is a large double-pen log structure with an open breezeway between the pens. There are stone chimneys on either end of the house. The structure is in excellent condition and has been fully restored by the owner. This was a working farm operated by the Redding family during the war. In addition to the house, there would have been stables, cribs, and other outbuildings. While there is no record of camps, there could have been short-term Confederate camps in the area.

This site is an example of what the women of the Confederacy did during the war. With most of the men away in the army, the females of the County were responsible for holding things together. They managed the farms, and, with the assistance of their children and enslaved Africans (if they owned any), they not only produced food for themselves, but also grew a surplus for sale to the army. Some women worked under government contract during the war making uniforms. The state quartermaster office employed male tailors to cut uniforms from patterns. The cut uniforms, thread, buttons, and other accessories were then sent to women for sewing. The women supported the Confederate cause in numerous other ways.

Each community had a Soldiers Relief Society that was made up of local women and girls. They met to make quilts and knit socks and mittens for the soldiers; they also made uniforms and rolled bandages. These patriotic women welcomed the opportunity to thank men for their military service through gifts and goods provided by local Soldiers Relief Societies. Women made or collected socks, shirts, pants, and blankets for soldiers. Some groups sent goods to local military units, while others forwarded packages to the front with instructions to distribute them as needed. In addition, they frequently sent packages of food for the military camps. Relief societies also sent reading material, Bibles, and religious pamphlets to the men in the field.

Overcrowded camps and unsanitary conditions killed thousands of Georgia Confederate soldiers. In addition, surgeons treated soldiers under conditions that commonly led to deadly infections. More Civil War soldiers died from illness than from battle wounds. The Confederacy established a hospital complex at Ringgold, Georgia. Because of a shortage of male nurses, women stepped in to care for the sick and wounded. Some of the young women of Dade County volunteered for this duty. At first, the women mainly brought food to the patients and wrote and read their letters. Gradually, however, women began to take a more active role by assisting surgeons and changing dressings. After the battle of Chickamauga, some of the less seriously wounded were brought to private homes in Dade County for nursing and convalescence.

In this part of Dade County, the Soldiers Relief Society activities were directed by a young woman named Manerva Redding and her mother. The other women brought the articles they had made to the Redding house and Manerva and her mother delivered them to the Confederate camps.

The above information was found on a historical marker located in front of the house which was placed there by the Chickamauga Campaign Heritage Trail and State of Dade Camp 707, Sons of Confederate Veterans.

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The Keener-Johnson Farm on Boyd's Creek Road in Sevier County, Tennessee, is a listed Tennessee Bicentennial Farm and the oldest historic family farm yet identified in Sevier County. The farm landscape represents a rural historic district that demonstrates agricultural change and continuity for well over 150 years. The farm gains additional significance for the contribution its history makes to the understanding of the roles of farm women in the maintenance and perpetuation of historic family farms in Tennessee. The farm's history begins in 1785 when John McCroskey received a North Carolina land grant of 3,000 acres, most of which was centered along Boyd's Creek in present-day Sevier County. John McCroskey shared the grant with William & Samuel McGauhey, also of North Carolina. In 1806, John Sharp, Jr. received a land grant from the State of Tennessee for part of the original McCroskey grant. Conflicting titles such as this one were not uncommon; in the great majority of cases, the Tennessee title was recognized as legitimate. Certainly part of the controversy ended when Robert Scott McCroskey, the son of John McCroskey, married Mary McChesney Sharp, the daughter of John Sharp, Jr. Robert and Mary Sharp McCroskey began to farm at the present location of the property by circa 1830. Their child, Mary Narcissa McCroskey, inherited 168 acres of the farm and after her marriage to Adam Harvey Keener. They built the present historic dwelling seen in the photograph above, the Keener House, in 1853. The dwelling, although remodeled throughout the next century, remains largely intact and at its original location. As the farm's oldest surviving building, it is a landmark for travelers along the highway as well as for the subsequent history of the farm.

Adam Harvey Keener was a miller by trade and during the 1850's he constructed and operated a gristmill and sawmill along Boyd's Creek, east of the dwelling. Similar to other farmers in the county, the Keener's raised small grains, livestock for their own consumption, and corn. After Adam Harvey Keener's death in 1891, his wife Mary M. Keener assumed ownership of the property and managed the farm for the next 11-12 years, dependent on the help of her adult children. After Mary M. Keener's death in 1902, the farm passed to her son Joseph A. Keener and his wife Hannah Clark Keener. It was probably Joseph and Hannah Keener who made the first substantial additions to the family's historic dwelling by adding a Victorian-styled porch. Joseph A. Keener continued farming and operating the sawmill, but he also became a local postmaster and opened a small post office in the front of the house, by the Boyd's Creek Road. Income from the post office was an important source of cash for the family. (The post office was demolished circa 1960.) Joseph A. Keener died in 1914 and farm management passed to his wife Hannah Clark Keener who would also continue to manage the post office. She lived on the farm for the next thirty years and became an active participant in the property's conversion into a modem progressive farm.

This modernization began in earnest after Hannah Clark Keener gave the farm to her daughter, Georgia Neva Bell Keener, in 1919. Georgia Keener married a returning World War I vet, Charles Wright Johnson, in 1919 and they settled on the farm, living in the historic Keener House with her mother. But, the Johnson's assumed the everyday management and operation of the property. Like other women across Tennessee interested in and active in Home Demonstration during the 1920's and 1930's, Georgia Keener Johnson became an active breeder and seller of chickens. Her first chicken coop in 1920, the design of which was standardized plans drawn by the University of Tennessee Extension Service, was small but turned enough profit that by 1930 the family had constructed a much larger rectangular-shaped chicken house. Four years later, when the family decided to build a garage along the road facing the house, they installed electricity and a hatchery in the basement so more chicks could be produced for market. Tenants played an important role in helping Georgia Kenner maintain her flocks and in 1935 the family demolished the old log tenant house that stood behind the dwelling and replaced it with a concrete block tenant house, with electricity. The family also branched out into fruit production and set up a fruit stand along the new state highway (now Tennessee 338) in front of the house. The fruit stand is no longer extant but the orchard, located behind the chicken coops, is still exists. The Johnson's sold apples, pears, cherries, watermelon, cantaloupes, and grapes, all grown on the farm. Another important product of the farm in the mid-20th century produced by Georgia Keener Johnson was flowers. She grew a variety of flowers that she sold at the roadside stand as well as at markets in Sevierville.

The transformation of the domestic complex of the farm from 1920 to 1935 was paralleled by changes in the farm's work complex, located to the northwest of the dwelling. The Johnson's built two large bams and a corn crib, along with a water tank and water system for their livestock. During these years, the Johnson's raised small grains, corn, tobacco, strawberries, peanuts, and a wide range of livestock, including dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep, hogs, and mules. They also raised a truck garden, some of which was sold at the fruit stand but also sold weekly at the historic Market Square in Knoxville. From 1940 to 1950, however, the family began to focus its production strategy on hay and beef cattle. As participants in the local chapter of the Soil Conservation Service, the Johnson's terraced their fields, fenced others with wire fence or permanent tree lines, and built ponds. The field patterns found today on the farm reflect both the family's reliance on new government land conservation programs but also its shift toward more agricultural specialization, in their case livestock production.

In 1967, Charles W. Johnson, Jr. and his sisters Mary Johnson Bolton, Barbara Johnson Cox, Christine Johnson Posey, and Louise Johnson Posey inherited the farm from their mother Georgia Johnson. Charles W. Johnson, Jr. and his family resided on and most recently worked the farm. Their agricultural commodities were beef cattle, hay, and corn. But the farm is now surrounded by recent development and threatened by demands for new houses, new schools, and new roads in Sevier County. As a result, the number of family farms in Sevier County continues to dwindle. The commendable efforts by the Johnson's to continue farming and to maintain their link with the county's agricultural past brought about an effort to document the farm's history. Compared to other known Tennessee Century Farms in Sevier County, the Keener-Johnson Farm has several areas of special significance in agricultural history. First, it is the oldest identified historic family farm in the county. Second, its many surviving buildings from 1920 to 1940 document the transformation of rural life and farm production brought on by the progressive agricultural movement and how that movement impacted the roles of both women and men. And, for these reasons and its significant history, the Kenner-Johnson Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on March 18, 1999. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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Built in 1896 at a cost of $250,000, the Southernmost House, a Queen Anne-style mansion, was originally the private residence of Judge Vining Harris. His wife, Florida Curry, was the youngest daughter of the state’s first millionaire William Curry. A prominent Florida family, the Curry’s built eight mansions within the Key West Historic District (listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 11, 1971 and expanded on February 24, 1983). Although the home was designed with only a single bedroom, it featured elegant public rooms, large stained glass windows to let in cool ocean breezes and multi-story balconies offering dramatic ocean vistas. Mrs. Harris engaged Thomas Edison to oversee the installation of electric lighting, which was a novelty at the time. Investors in Henry Flagler’s overseas railroad, the family entertained the industrialist during the construction of this engineering marvel.

During Prohibition, the home became a speakeasy. While the first floor of the Southernmost House served as a restaurant, the second floor was used as a casino, and the top floor was the backdrop for socializing. Celebrities and notorious gangsters would frequent the establishment while on their way to Havana. In 1939, it became the Café Cayo Hueso, a Cuban-style nightclub. The club hosted legendary figures such as Ernest Hemingway, Gore Vidal and Truman Capote as well as Louis Armstrong, Gloria Swanson and Tallulah Bankhead.

In the early 1950s, the Victorian mansion was converted back into a private residence. In addition to King Juan Carlos of Spain, the Southernmost House has welcomed five U.S. presidents. They are Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter. Four decades later, the mansion was renovated into the modern-day, 18-room boutique hotel that features numerous modern amenities. Many visitors and locals celebrate important events like birthdays and anniversaries at the hotel, which is also a famous wedding venue with its mansion, seaside and garden settings.

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Located in Woodbury, Tennessee (Cannon County), the Brown-Hancock House is a two-story, brick I-house with end chimneys, capped by a side gable roof with slate shingles. The vast majority of the house’s stylistic elements are typical local expressions of the Greek Revival style: a low-pitched side-gabled roof, prominent full-height pedimented portico, sidelights and transom around the doorway. Also present are brackets reminiscent of the Italianate style. Originally constructed circa 1869, Nashville architect Thomas W. Gardner significantly expanded the home from 1916 to 1918 with the addition of a two-story ell on the rear, north elevation and a solarium on the east. The retention of the 1869 Greek Revival elements and addition of the Classically-styled solarium enabled the home to fit neatly into the Classical-Revival style popular during the early 20th century. As such, the Brown-Hancock House was eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C as a locally significant example of mid-19th century Greek Revival I-House with Italianate details as well as early 20th century Classical Revival. The house is also locally significant under Criterion C as an excellent local example of an historic adaptation of a property that represents the modernization of American residential life. It was listed on the NRHP on May 7, 2019. All information above was taken from the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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The Nathan Bedford Forrest Boyhood Home is a historic log house in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. It was the childhood home of the Confederate General from 1830 to 1833 and is currently owned by the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The log house was initially built by W.S. Mayfield in the 1820s. When it was acquired by William Forrest, Nathan Bedford Forrest's father, in 1830, the house was significantly extended. Although Forrest was born in another house, he lived in this house with his parents during the years indicated above, and it is "the only home still existing associated with Forrest" in Tennessee. Meanwhile, the house was purchased by Stephen W. Rainey in 1833. It remained a private home for the next four decades. The house was then acquired by the state of Tennessee in the 1970s and since 1997, under the control of the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV). As of 2017, the "caretaker" of the house is Gene Andrews, a resident of Nashville, Tennessee and a member of the SCV.

The property consists of 50 plus acres, a circa 1825 two story log and frame house, a double crib log barn, a log corn crib, and the remnants of a frame smokehouse. A stone-lined well and limestone fence are still in existence. Between the house and barn is the remains of a small rectangular growing plot that was possible the Forrest family garden. A limestone cavern is located nearby. An amazing number of the houses architectural details, which are contemporary to Forrest's occupation, are still intact. These included the mantles over the two fireplaces, staircase and railings, windows and doors. The site is an excellent representation of a mid-nineteenth century rural Tennessee or Southern farmstead with amazingly little or no intrusion from the twenty-first century such as no electricity or running water and access is attained over a two thousand foot gravel road.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 13, 1977.

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From 1860 to 1900, cotton, cattle, and the railroads which served these products brought money and people to Texas. Major cities such as Galveston and Houston, Waco and Dallas, all expanded. Tree-lined avenues led out from bustling business centers, and along these main streets were the mansions of the men who were building the state. (D. Alexander)

The Fort House in Waco is an example of such a mansion. The exact date of construction is not known, for the date '1854' has been found on a piece of copper gutter riveted to the house, while the Survey Committee Sub-Committee on House Sites and Landmarks has found the date '1859' in the cellar. Neither date has been confirmed and the house may have been built as late as 1868.

Originally, Colonel WIlliam Aldredge Fort's property extended from Fourth to Fifth streets, and had a fruit orchard on the Fifth Street side. There were several brick outbuildings, and quarters for slaves. The main house, of late Greek Revival architecture, was constructed of brick which probably came from the Trice Brick Yard in East Waco. The house has a fine two-story Ionic portico and a wide double gallery which extended completely along the back and ell. The handsome doors, bold entablature, and skillful brick hood molds were particularly notable. There were two floors and fifteen rooms. The ground floor included double parlors, a dining room, large pantry, and kitchen wing. Each room had a fireplace. The second floor had six bedrooms, a bath, and hall. A half-turned stairway led from the ground to the second floor, while a back door opened on a large L-shaped double veranda.

Only a very wealthy man could have afforded the house, and Colonel Fort was such a man. He was born in LaGrange, Alabama in 1826, and graduated from LaGrange College in 1846. From 1846 to 1850, he worked as a farmer. Then, in 1850, he joined a Major W.W. Downs in merchandising. In 1854, Fort and Downs decided to come to Waco. Fort intended to stay a merchant, but soon he found that farming was more profitable. He purchased a farm four miles south of Waco, on the Brazos River. He strived always to be a self-sufficient farmer, saying that he would never go into debt for anything. For thirteen years, Fort never bought a bushel of corn, or meat and flour; and his slaves wore clothes which they manufactured at home. Fort became known as the model farmer of McLennan County. However, the Civil War and abolition of slavery meant that Fort and many other Brazos River farmers would have to make drastic changes in their way of life. Fort decided to return to the mercantile business, and he joined W.B. Trice, a Waco brickmaker. In 1869, he changed his occupation and joined George W. Jackson in opening a private bank, Fort & Jackson. Fort's excellent business sense stood him in good stead once again, for his bank managed to compete successfully with the powerful firm of Flint and Chamberlain. In 1874, Fort and Jackson merged with the Waco National Bank, with Colonel Fort remaining president.

While Fort was an enterprising businessman, he was also a civic-minded citizen. He owned Waco's first public transit system, mule-drawn streetcar, and he contributed generously to several colleges such as the Waco Female College. Today, the Fort Home is used as a museum to display many artifacts from the days when Colonel Fort participated in the growth of Waco.

As explained above, the history of the house seen in the photograph above resulted in its listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on October 15, 1970. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration and can be viewed here:

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The East Main Street Historic District located in Jackson, Tennessee is a residential area immediately east of the central business district where many prominent political & business leaders of Jackson once lived. The district includes twenty-two (22) residences built between 1870 & 1915 and represents the major trends in residential architecture from the late Victorian period to the early twentieth century. This is the only collection of such buildings in Jackson.

The majority of houses in the district constructed between 1870 and 1900 illustrate the influence of the Queen Anne style. This is evidenced by their asymmetrical massing, the combination of hip & gable roof forms, and the frequent use of verandas with Eastlake ornamentation. The Murdoch House (seen in the photograph above) also fits this style while expressing the Queen Anne feeling in quite a different manner. The emphasis here is more on active massing rather than a complexity of details. Built circa 1880, the Murdoch House consists of 2½ stories, brick exterior, hipped roof with gabled projections, encircling Eastlake veranda, a small second-story corner porch, fish scale shingles in the gables, and a beautiful bay window.

The East Main Street Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on July 3, 1980. All the information above was found in the original documents submitted for listing consideration found here:

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I always wonder, when I find one of these homes, what the story behind it could be?? This one seems so quaint and cute like the popular 'tiny houses' that have become the thing in the last couple of years. So...what happened? Was there no one left in the family to inherit the house after someone passed away...Was it bought with the intention to teat it down but plans changed...Or, did the family just leave and never return? These are the questions that occupy my thoughts when looking at a house such as this...

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At the time I took this photo (2013), I was telling my wife that we should buy this old farmhouse and renovate it. The property came with several acres and was just more than we could afford at the time. Shortly after this, someone bought the property (including the house) and proceeded to develop it into a new subdivision...which included tearing down the house and barn on the site. The subdivision is still being built today and as part of my job, I visit it regularly to inspect different aspects of the construction. Every time I'm there, my feeling are hurt just a bit that we weren't able to save and restore this great old farmhouse from eventual destruction for the sake of development and money.

This photo was taken in 2013 during my previous Project 365…please visit my album for this “REMASTERED” Project 365 as I revisit each day of 2013 for additional photos to share!!

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Colonial Hall, Oliver Springs' oldest house & most prominent landmark, has been associated with the lives of many important people of the area. The original part of the house (which was a two-story log house with a dog-trot) was built by Major Moses C. Winters, who settled Winters Gap, Tennessee, before 1799, having come from Montgomery County, Virginia, through Carter's Valley in East Tennessee. At Mr. Winters death, his son Moses C. Winters II resided here until he sold to Joseph Estabrook, fifth president of the University of Tennessee, in 1852. The next owner was Major John Scott who sold to Mrs. Eliza Gerding Hannah McFerrin, widow of Major John Harvey Hannah, 19th Tennessee Regiment, Confederate States of America and later the wife of Dr. R.A. McFerrin.

Mrs. McFerrin purchased the house in 1886, where she reared her two prominent sons, General Harvey H. Hannah & Gerald Gerding Hannah, and a daughter, Bernice McFerrin. Mrs. McFerrin was the daughter of George Frederick Gerding who formed the East Tennessee Colonization Company and in 1844 founded Wartburg, Tennessee, as a place for immigrants from Germany, France, Poland, and Switzerland to settle. Gerding later moved to Oliver Springs where he died in 1884. Harvey H. Hannah was a lieutenant-colonel of the 4th Tennessee Infantry in the Spanish-American War and was military governor of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. He was adjutant-general of Tennessee from 1900 to 1906, and was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Tennessee. In 1906, he was elected Railroad Commissioner of Tennessee, being chosen as chairman of the Commission in 1922, a position he held until his death in 1836. A great orator & extremely popular man, the state of Tennessee named the highway from Oliver Springs to Harriman in his honor.

Gerald Hannah operated coil mines which belonged to his mother. He later became head of the motor carrier department of the Railroad & Public Utilities Department of Tennessee. He was also mayor of Oliver Springs. His daughter, Geraldine (Mrs. Lewis Vaughan Blanton), is now the owner of Colonial Hall, and the house is well maintained & preserved.

Colonial Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1975. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for listing consideration located here:

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